The holidays are upon us. The Hallmark station is well into their season of movies and each with a similar story, a reminder that holidays are for family, connecting and most of all, love. Facebook is filled with people endeavoring to do 30…
It’s no secret that the beach is a place of peace and rejuvenation, centering so many people. This blog looks at lessons learned walking the beach at sunset.
I figured my last “Lessons learned from” blog post was rather serious (find it here). So, I thought why not do a slightly lighter one, although still rather important. During my work with individuals who have anxiety, I often use this metaphor when describing…
Warning– Possible triggers I’ve had a really difficult time crafting this blog entry. The reason is that I absolutely hate articles that are done in such a way as to increase guilt. In fact, if you post something on Facebook that implies I’m…
The title of this blog comes from a 2006 Adam Sandler Film (for the trailer you can look here, note the show is PG-13) called “Click”. This movie tells the story of the ‘stereotypical father’, who has the thought that wouldn’t it be nice…
Two or three years ago, I began to get the urge to write a book. The title of this post was the title that I contemplated. You see, over the years, I’ve wondered if my clients can see what I see when I…
I just hung up from a phone conversation with a friend. His partner needed help taking care of a flat tire and so our conversation was a bit shorter than usual. Shortly after, we were texting and I let him know that filling…
Growing up the Golden Rule was taught everywhere; in the home, at school and in communities of faith. But, today it struck me that perhaps we should look at the reverse of the Golden Rule. So, as a quick refresher, the Golden Rule…
I remember being a young child and saying something to the effect of “It hurts when I do this.” And my parent responded “Then don’t do that.” Am I the only one? Surely I’m not. In fact, I know I’m not. Now, I…
I remember hearing about the bystander effect. I’m pretty sure that the first time I ever heard it was a sociology course in high school. Regardless of where I heard it; I heard it at a time when I was young, naïve and…